Ed,
Refer to the Santa Fe Railway Painting and Lettering Guide for Model Railroaders, Vol. 1, Rolling Stock
(Compiled by Richard Hendrickson) (Available from the SFRH&MS)
See Appx. 5 (5.2)
No Listing for Poly S
For Floquil:
2 parts RR-25,Tuscan Red
1 part RR-74, Box Car Red
(note: RR-179 Mineral Brown is a close match)
For ScaleCoat
2 parts #12 Tuscan Red
1 Part #13 Box Car Red
A later notes says the the prototype Mineral Brown was not consistent. So, you will need to adjust for your own eye.
From looking at the paint colors, my suggestion is to try the Poly S Box Car Red and darken with one of the very dark browns from the pallet, such as PRR Tuscan, Lehigh Valley Cornell Red or Milwaukee Road Maroon.
Let us all know you get a good match with the Poly S, many of us would like to try it also.
Hope this helps.
Scott Dam
From: Nelson Moyer
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 5:50 PM
To: STMFC@...
Subject: RE: [STMFC] ATSF Box Car Mineral Brown
Ed,
RPC Vol. 3 gave the following:
ATSF
Floquil
Flat
Tuscan Red in the 1930s
Railway Prototype Cyclopedia, Volume 3
ATSF
Floquil
Flat
ATSF Mineral Brown in the 1940s
Railway Prototype Cyclopedia, Volume 3
ATSF
ModelFlex
Flat
Dark Tuscan Oxide Red in the 1930s
Railway Prototype Cyclopedia, Volume 3
I've used Floquil ATSF Mineral Brown, but there is no stock Poly Scale match
for this paint. The closest you will come to it is to add a few drops of
Poly Scale ATSF Red to Poly Scale Boxcar Red. Alternatively, you can use
Poly Scale Mineral Red without mixing, gut it's not quite 'red' enough.
Nelson Moyer
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Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 4:28 PM
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Subject: [STMFC] ATSF Box Car Mineral Brown
Can someone tell me which Poly Scale paint color is best for a Santa Fe box
car in the 1950s? I,m doing a 50 foot double door automobile car with
map/train name. Thanks for the help.
Ed Mims
Jacksonville, FL
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